Flagstaff, Ariz., 1975. I’m 18 years old and standing in a convenience store on a lunch break from my part-time job. That’s when I see the book.
Like any veteran flier of Southwest Airlines, I was ready. Exactly 24 hours before my flight, I checked in. If you tarry a moment longer, you’ll be condemned to the dreaded “C” group, mooing last onto a plane with only middle seats left in the back where you get to cuddle with the forearms and shoulders of strangers for a couple of hours and then lose a day and a half trying to exit the airplane.
A New Jersey waitress received an uninvited message when a party of 8 thought the appropriate percentage to tip on their $112 tab was laugh-out-loud funny.
The Longhorns return nine starters from a team that qualified for the postseason last year.
Stuckey Elementary School consistently earns five stars, the highest ranking in the Nevada school performance rating system. While some may say it’s the location in the heart of affluent Southern Highlands that does the trick, principal Joseph Rekrut isn’t buying that.
The Summerlin area is known as being affluent. It has great shopping, dining, parks and amenities. But how does it stack up as far as public education? As it turns out, pretty well.
Clark County students are set to start fresh when school begins next week, but many east valley schools are still struggling to rebound from recent ratings that indicated they were on the lower end of the performance scale for the valley.
Schools have the power to merge students of all races and economic backgrounds and provide equal education to all. Inside these educational facilities, young minds are being trained to create scientists, politicians and teachers.
A giant plume of plasma shot out from the surface of the sun, spraying streams of particles into the atmosphere before breaking into pieces over the course of two days in August.
The real name of “Dead Dog Beach” is Playa Lucia. The beach’s name is not an overstatement. The dogs are left by people who can no longer care for them or who seemingly choose not to.
Rebecca A. Johnson was at Robert Taylor Elementary School Aug. 3 preparing for the academic year as a new principal at a Title I school. She has five full-time teacher’s positions to fill.
Elaina Bhattacharyya’s office plant and her printer sat atop a small stack of moving crates July 31 inside the James E. and Beverly Rogers Student Center, one of two new buildings at Nevada State College.
There ain’t no mountain high enough to keep Henderson resident Robin Brown off his bicycle.
In no other area is economic revival more prevalent than in the northwest edge of the valley.
The music for the season-six promo for “The Walking Dead” may sing about unity, but its footage suggests otherwise. The new promo shows shadowy, single shots of stars like Andrew Lincoln, Lennie James and Norman Reedus. It is also not only zombie-free, but absent of some noteworthy characters.
It’s been a favorite of many northwest locals for 15 years. Now, Tenaya Creek Brewery plans to close the property across from MountainView Hospital. The location features a pub of fewer than 1,000 square feet with video poker machines embedded in the bartop. The remainder of the building is devoted to making and distributing beer, visible through glass doors.
Luiz Oliveira opened his first Sambalatte Torrefazione Coffee Lounge & Espresso Bar in the west valley in fall 2010. By the time summer rolled around, he was expecting a seasonal slump in business.
The Denver City Council is taking its time deciding whether Chick-fil-A, whose CEO is opposed to gay marriage, should be allowed to open a restaurant in the Denver airport.
Alice Reid was born during the second summer of World War I, but she and her husband didn’t move to Las Vegas until the the summer of “Star Wars,” in 1977.
He learned of a need and decided to make it the focus of his entry into a national science competition. Now, Zane Pasha, 13, has been named the Nevada State Merit Winner in the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.
Southern Cal head coach Steve Sarkisian has entered a treatment program because he was mixing medication with alcohol.
Retailers selling a Caitlyn Jenner costume for Halloween sparked a social media firestorm on Tuesday from critics who say the getup insults transgender people and promotes stereotypes.
It’s Hatch green chile season! In case that doesn’t ring a bell for you: Hatch chiles are from New Mexico and are known for their exceptional flavor.
Rosenberg Estates blended wine is a deeply opaque garnet-red color with streaks of tinged red going out into a firm garnet rim definition with high viscosity.
President Obama opened his speech at a political fundraiser Monday at the Henderson home of Las Vegas Sun publisher Brian Greenspun by joking about his golf outing at Shadow Creek in North Las Vegas in November that turned out to be a fundraiser for former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter.
Head coach: Duane Graham said his team is a young group and he expects to be competitive this year
With three new golfers, the team’s goal is to improve with each match and build a good foundation
This year’s team is excited about the challenge of replacing so many starters and looks to get better as the season progresses